Photo Of Mississippi Elementary Student Ava Lynn Goes Viral

A photo of an elementary school student who looks like she was severely beaten has gone viral. The mother of little Ava Lynn of Pascagoula, Mississippi is calling for justice after her child came home from school badly bruised.

School authorities allege that she was hurt while “playing on the playground” and are adamant that no other students were involved, but many (rightfully) doubt that claim.

An Arlington Elementary student was injured on the school’s playground on Tuesday and her mother filed a police report on Thursday, according to Pascagoula Police Department Lt. Jim Roe.

“The mother alleges another child kicked her child on the slide,” Roe said. “Right now, there’s no indication something criminal took place. I have spoken with school security and an assistant superintendent is investigating the matter.”

Roe identified the mother as Lacey Harris and the student has been identified on social media sites as AvaLynn. There is a Justice For AvaLynn Facebook page created as well as a gofundme.com account that is raising money to help pay for her medical bills. It indicates about $1,000 has been raised in one day.

The Pascagoula School District issued the following statement about the incident:

“A student was injured while playing on the playground at Arlington Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. School officials responded to the situation. The parent was contacted and the student received medical treatment. No other children were involved in the incident. The Pascagoula School District remains committed to the safety of all its students.”

The gofundme.com page indicates AvaLynn was “was badly injured in an incident at her elementary school.”

The Justice for AvaLynn Facebook page says she was “attacked by another student on the school playground. We are fighting for answers and for greater supervision at school.”

Roe said there is not an active investigation into the matter by the Pascagoula Police Department.

SMH…this is how Ava Lynn looked before her “playground” injury.

Poor baby! Here’s to hoping her mother finds out what really happened at that school… - See more at:

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On the girl’s official “Justice for Ava Lynn” page, it says that she “was attacked by another student on the school playground. We are fighting for answers and for greater supervision at school.”

GulfLife.com reported the girl was injured at Arlington Elementary School in Mississippi, and the Pascagoula School District issued a statement about the matter.

“A student was injured while playing on the playground at Arlington Elementary School Tuesday afternoon. School officials responded to the situation. The parent was contacted and the student received medical treatment. No other children were involved in the incident. The Pascagoula School District remains committed to the safety of all its students,” the statement reads.

On Twitter and Facebook, a number of users were retweeting several photos of the girl. The hashtags #Justice4AvaLynn and #JusticeForAvaLynn were trending on Friday.

Pascagoula Police Department Lt. Jim Roe told the website: “The mother alleges another child kicked her child on the slide. Right now, there’s no indication something criminal took place. I have spoken with school security and an assistant superintendent is investigating the matter.”

I had a cousin take a bad fall about 8 months ago (in the street, not off any elevated structures) He had bruises all over his face && body and was on life support for three weeks. To this day he is still in the hospital with a brain injury. We (doctors and family) seriously thought someone had beaten him until the police showed us the surveillance video from the fall...no one had touched him.

That baby MAY have been kicked in the face && then fell off the slide and got those injuries, or maybe she fell off the slide alone and hit a piece of metal on the way down. The school should be held accountable either way, but she may not have been beaten. I hope the police get involved and get some solid answers, and mama sues the school!

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